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FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Los Angeles-based Dreamscape Immersive , a developer of immersive, virtual reality entertainment experiences, said on yesterday afternoon that it has raised a Series A financing round. Size of the funding round was not announced, however, a regulatory filing indicates around $11.36M was raised in the round.

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MARCH 24, 2021

Los Angeles-based Glytch, a startup which says it is combining location-based entertainment with professional esports arenas, says it has raised a Series A funding round, led by Benevolent Capital. Size of the investment was not announced. The company said it previously received funding from Joe Montana's Liquid2.vc

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L.A. Business Journal

MAY 2, 2017

Fertitta Capital launched its first fund on Monday, worth $500 million, which it plans to invest in technology, media, and entertainment companies.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Los Angeles-based Therabody, a developer of devices which use massage therapy to relieve muscle tension, said it has received a strategic investment round from more than 100 people, including many celebrities, in the professional sports, culture, and entertainment area. The size of the equity investment was not announced.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Riot Ventures , the Los Angeles-based, early-stage and deep technology investment firm is going out to market to raise a $75 million second fund to finance the development of startups in LA and beyond, according to fundraising documents viewed by TechCrunch. Marcus has a long background in angel investing and company creation.

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JUNE 6, 2018

Three, Southern California investors--Qualcomm Ventures, Disney, and the United Talent Agency--have backed the developer of a network of "experience centers" focused on virtual reality entertainment, as part of a newly disclosed Series A Funding. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 28, 2017

Los Angeles-based private equity investor The Gores Group said on Thursday afternoon that it has acquired AMI Entertainment , a maker of digital jukeboxes and video systems, which are installed in bars, restaurants, and other locations. AMI Entertainment was founded in 1909, as the National Automatic Music Co.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Los Angeles-based JibJab , which provides animated, personalized greeting cards and other social content, has been acquired by private equity investor Catapult Capital LLC , Catapult Capital announced this morning. Cloud Capital, with Catapult being advised by Reed Smith LLP in the deal. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 16, 2020

Over their longtime personal and professional relationship, the two Los Angeles-based serial entrepreneurs have invested in each other’s companies and investment firms, but never worked together until now. The plan, even at the time, was always to raise a larger fund. “I see two things happen.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Inboard said it raised $8M in its Series A funding, which was led by Upfront Ventures, and also included LION Smart and Sunstone Capital. The company was seeded by Sweet Capital, the investment fund of the founders of King Digital Entertainment (the makers of Candy Crush).

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

A new, venture capital firm, founded by Jon Bauch and Brian Mesic, has emerged in Los Angeles, called Ankona Capital. Bauch and Mesic--who were previously at Anthem Venture Partners--apparently are aiming at early growth capital investment in software companies.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Los Angeles-based free broadband wireless and phone provider FreedomPop has received an investment from Intel Capital , the venture capital arm of Intel , as part of a set of investments announced by Intel on Tuesday. Size of the investment in FreedomPop was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 21, 2011

A new Los Angeles investment group, AngelVision Investors , said this morning that it has launched, and is looking to invest in startup and emerging growth-oriented companies, in the entertainment, marketing and new media. The firm said it is looking to make investments of between $100K to $2.5M.

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APRIL 17, 2018

San Diego-based business intelligence software developer VizExplorer announced this morning that it has raised a round of strategic funding from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital. Size of the new investment was not announced. The company's software is currently used primarily by casinos.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

The Creative Artists Agency (CAA), the entertainment and sports agency which also is an active investor and partner of technology and media companies here, said this morning that it has received a an investment from Temasek , the $200 billion Singapore investment company.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 24, 2019

March Capital Partners , the Los Angeles-based venture capital firm, has raised $300 million for its latest fund. Portfolio successes with investments in companies like CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company which was founded in Irvine, Calif.; And the firm is also looking at other opportunities.

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DECEMBER 12, 2014

San Diego-based Qualcomm said Thursday that it has committed to investing $40M in China, investing in four different Chinese companies and one venture capital fund. China Walden Ventures Investment is a venture capital fund focused on investing in semiconductor and semiconductor-related businesses in China.

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OCTOBER 12, 2010

Los Angeles-based Arktos Entertaiment Group , a firm which says it provides investment, creative and production management support, and other services to interactive and online entertainment firms, said today that it has led a $5M investment round in firm Online Warmongers.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Los Angeles-based online ticket marketplace ScoreBig.com said today that it has raised $10M in a new funding round, and hired a new Chief Strategy Officer. ScoreBig.com said the new funding round came from Checketts Partners Investment Fund (CPIF), and is the first close of a Series C round of funding. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Beverly Hills-based Vision Esports has raised $38M in a funding round, and said it invested in 3 Esports companies--Echo Fox, Twin Galaxies and Vision Entertainment. Vision Esports says it will specifically target and invest in complementary companies spanning the entire esports ecosystem. the New York Yankees, the St.

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AUGUST 16, 2011

Los Angeles-based private equity firm Shamrock Capital has invested $25M in Thought Equity Motion , a provider of video footage licensing services, Thought Equity Motion said today. Shamrock focuses on investment in the media, entertainment, and communications areas. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

Earlier this week, Good Growth Capital (www.goodgrowthvc.com) announced it has started looking at investments in Southern California, adding Krisztina Holly as West Coast Venture Partner for the firm. What kinds of areas does the fund make investments in? What kinds of areas does the fund make investments in?

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MAY 19, 2016

Los Angeles-based March Capital Partners is the lead investor in Berlin-based Dojo Madness , a developer of e-sports content and coaching tools, as part of a $4.5M funding round, Dojo Madness revealed today. The funding round also included Investment Bank of Berlin, DN Capital, and London Venture Partners.

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AUGUST 15, 2011

A trio of United Talent Agency execs said Friday that they have launched a new, media company focused on the intersection of Internet and entertainment. According to Serious Business , it has raised a second round of seed funding from Brave New Ventures to fund the effort. Amount of the investment was not disclosed.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

in its seed funding round. The funding came from Shima Capital, blockchain platform Forte, gaming community SNACKCLUB, guild and mod platform Overwolf, plus the founders of gaming companies Illuvium and investors Woodstock Fund, FJ Labs, Bixin Ventures, among others.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 2, 2021

As video commerce becomes the norm and entertainers, brands, businesses, and franchises of all sizes and stripes look to cut out the middle man, the array of services on offer from Maestro may be the scissors these entities need to cut the cord. .” Sales, Sony Music Entertainment, in a statement. .

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Kardashian is launching private equity firm SKKY Partners in conjunction with ex-Carlyle consumer head Jay Sammons to invest in business across consumer products, hospitality, luxury, digital commerce and media, the Wall Street Journal first reported. Serena Williams’ next act in venture capital is essential in this moment.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 18, 2019

With an inaugural investment into the Los Angeles-based entertainment startup Culture Genesis , Clifford Harris Jr., ”, has launched a new syndicated investment vehicle called Tech Cypha. billion in 2018, a record for the region, according to data from Pitchbook and the National Venture Capital Association.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In a move to shore up institutional support in what’s likely to be it’s last fundraising as a private company, the Los Angeles-based mobile gaming behemoth Scopely has raised $340 million in its latest eye-popping round of funding. “We were excited to crossover and invest in Scopely.” valuation. .”

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Last year at this time, SpotOn was on the brink of announcing a $60 million Series C funding round at a $625 million valuation. Advisors Douglas Merritt, CEO of Splunk, and Mike Scarpelli, CFO of Snowflake, also made individual investments as angels. With the new capital, SpotOn has raised $628 million since its inception.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Two, Los Angeles-area venture capital investors--the new Akatsuki Entertainment Fund (AET Fund), and Upfront Ventures , have backed a developer of virtual reality livestreaming and broadcast software. According to Vreal , it raised $11.7M Upfront was already an investor in the company.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Los Angeles-based Appetize, the developer of point-of-sale ordering apps serving the restaurant, sports, entertainment, and hospitality business, has been acquired by San Francisco-based SpotOn, the companies said on Tuesday. SpotOn announced the buy along with a $300M, Series E funding round.

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APRIL 15, 2021

Los Angeles-based talent and entertainment giant UTA said this week that Clinton Foy will join the company's venture capital arm, UTA Ventures, as General Partner. Foy is a longtime fixture in the Los Angeles startup world, having most recently served as General Partner and Managing Director at Crosscut Ventures.

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JULY 2, 2013

Los Angeles-based Be Great Partners , one of the many startup incubators and accelerators now populating Los Angeles, said Tuesday that it has launched a new, $6M investment fund, which it intends to spread across 250 promising startups. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 13, 2014

Los Angeles-based viral video company Jukin Media has raised a strategic funding round, for that company''s video entertainment network on YouTube, according to the company. The company said the funds will go towards bolstering its technology and infrastructure. The company says it has more than 40 employees in Culver City.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

Los Angeles-based AmazeVR , a distributor of virtual reality entertainment, said on Monday that it has raised $2.5M in new funding. The company said the funding came from Partners Investment and YG Investment, part of Korean company YG Entertainment.

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JUNE 16, 2010

Los Angeles-based Machinima.com , an online entertainment site focused on video gamers, has raised $9M in a investment from Redpoint Ventures, the firm said this week. The firm said the Series B funding round will go towards accelerating further growth at the company. READ MORE>>.

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